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    Councillors raise concerns about govt’s Planning Bill

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    Councillors raise concerns about govt’s Planning Bill

    A piece of government legislation poses an existential threat to Dunedin’s George St, a city councillor has warned.

    Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning

    Police say even the most experienced trampers can get into trouble. Photo: Getty Images

    Tramping, climbing fatalities prompt police warning

    Police are urging people to be better prepared when heading outdoors after a horror summer of large-scale back-country search operations and numerous fatalities.

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    Calculated move to get ahead in maths

    King’s High School student Conor Kerr won a 2025 NZQA scholarship in calculus at age 14. PHOTO:...

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    Calculated move to get ahead in maths

    Conor Kerr wishes life was as simple as calculus.

    Antarctic trip success

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    Antarctic trip success

    Southern Lakes helicopter pilot Toby Morris returned yesterday after another successful trip to Antarctica.

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    Whiley throws hat back in the ring

    Andrew Whiley wants to return to the Dunedin City Council. He is standing in the by-election....

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    Whiley throws hat back in the ring

    Having broken his ankle, former Dunedin city councillor Andrew Whiley had some time to think over what he wanted to do next.

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    Connection one step closer after cycling trail

    Coastal Connection project co-ordinator Emily Cooper (centre) with some of the walkers, cyclists...

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    Connection one step closer after cycling trail

    The long and winding road has started, and it is headed this way.

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    Call for reflection as satisfaction still low

    Sophie Barker. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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    Call for reflection as satisfaction still low

    Dunedin's mayor has called on councillors to reflect on their conduct, as community satisfaction in their performance remains weak.

    Tourist charged after classic car crash

    Brighton man Ian Armstrong’s 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite is badly damaged after a two-vehicle crash...

    Tourist charged after classic car crash

    A Dunedin man was left with broken bones and "big disappointment" after his prized 1969 Austin-Healey Sprite was hit by another vehicle which allegedly crossed the centre line.

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    Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week

    Firefighters gather outside the Central Dunedin Fire Station yesterday as they again went on...

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    Firefighters set to ramp up strike action to twice a week

    After months of strikes and stalled discussions, the firefighters union is raising the pressure by walking off the job twice a week.

    Roaring with delight

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    Roaring with delight

    Highlanders fans in the Zoo get behind their team in last night’s Super Rugby opener against the Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.

    Chch mass murderer has made 686 complaints while behind bars

    Fifty-one people were murdered in two attacks on mosques in Christchurch in 2019. Photo: RNZ

    Chch mass murderer has made 686 complaints while behind bars

    The Christchurch terrorist made almost 700 complaints about life behind bars but his claims of torturous prison conditions are exaggerated, a court has heard.

    Unease over Collins' rival-free appointment to top job

    Attorney-General Judith Collins. Photo: RNZ

    Unease over Collins' rival-free appointment to top job

    Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president - with no recruitment process, no selection panel and no rival candidates.

    Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

    Sussan Ley lasted just nine months as leader of the Liberal Party. Photo: North East CMA via...

    Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

    The Liberals' first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job. 

    Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road

    Emergency services at the scene of the accident. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Trash-tastrophe: Rubbish truck rollover blocks road

    A road in Green Island was blocked by a rubbish truck which rolled onto its side spilling debris this afternoon.

    Terrorist was 'between a rock and a rock' when pleading guilty - Crown

    Flowers at the gate of Al Noor Mosque following the March 15, 2019, terror attacks. Photo: File...

    Terrorist was 'between a rock and a rock' when pleading guilty - Crown

    The terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques is in prison because he committed the crime, not because of a coerced guilty plea, the Crown says.

    Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat

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    Andrew Whiley joins race for vacant Dunedin council seat

    Former Dunedin councillor Andrew Whiley has joined the city council by-election race.

    Mixed emotions as farm turned into subdivision

    Barbara Corbett (left) and Cath Kennedy with Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and Ted Dormer, 3 and...

    'Too good for housing': Mixed emotions as family farm turned into subdivision

    Two Canterbury sisters have mixed emotions as their family farm is turned into a large housing estate.

    AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

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    AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

    Australians looking for love are having their social media used against them as AI is used to tailor romance scams before Valentine's Day.

    Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin

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    Alarm raised over 12-year-old driver in Dunedin

    Police were alerted by a concerned resident who spotted a 12-year-old boy driving what looked like an older man around St Clair.

    Children flee burning school bus

    Four children were on board when the bus caught fire. Photo: Supplied / Police

    Children flee burning school bus

    A bus carrying children has been extensively damaged by a fire.
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